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===Montana ranchers see biggest fears realized as Asian energy demands fuel coal export boom===
In September 2012 vocal ranchers in Montana raised concerns that increased mining in the state could negatively impact water supplies in the area. In addition to the impacts of mining, they warn that increased coal train traffic will cause significant road delays in bigger cities and alter rural communities. They also add that pushing more coal onto the international market will boost greenhouse gas emissions.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/montana-ranchers-see-biggest-fears-realized-as-asian-energy-demands-fuel-coal-export-boom/2012/09/21/c86c1818-041c-11e2-9132-f2750cd65f97_story_1.html "Montana ranchers see biggest fears realized as Asian energy demands fuel coal export boom"] Associated Press, September 21, 2012.</ref>
===Montana coal protesters make court appearance===
Protesters arrested in August at the state Capitol in Helena plan to go to trial. In August, 23 people were arrested for criminal trespass while protesting the state Land Board's decisions, which they say side with companies wanting to export coal overseas.
The protesters claim that coal is harmful to humans and the environment and should be left in the ground. About 30 people rallied on their behalf in downtown Helena at Constitution Park on Wednesday afternoon.
==EPA releases list of 44 "high hazard" coal ash dumps==
